This is an intersting take, IMO.

One part of me is glad Tiger owned up and the other says, "Is this really necessary?" What I tire of is the incessant reporting of such incidents - you'd think we'd all be used to such behavior from celebrities - now they want to corner the market on public apologies...as if THAT is what makes them appear better.

I'm just trying to get my husband to allow one of his Wii golf games into the house!

Thomas Sowell owes ME an apology for being such a pedantic tool.

His girlfriends owe him an apology.

Woods was apologizing to his sponsors, albeit indirectly, for not being the squeaky clean pitchman they paid for. That's all. He wasn't really apologizing to any of us.

"This is an intersting take, IMO."

My favorite part is when people watch these BS press conferences and say "He wasn't very sincere...."

Of course he wasn't sincere: He was apologizing to people who he doesn't know over crap that is none of their business! He'd have to be INSANE to be completely sincere. There are people to whom he did owe sincere apologies but a public press conference, without the aggrieved parties even being there, is hardly the correct forum for that.

Not only are these press conferences unnecessary, they aren't even entertaining. My favorite ridiculous press conference by an athelete of all time was not an apology - It was Mike Piazza holding a press conference to deny being gay. Just the fact that this became necessary in the first place was hysterical to me. Kudos to the NY media for instigating that one.... Close 2nd is Iverson's "we're talkin bout PRACTICE" conference.....